16-letter words containing t, h, e, o, f

man-of-the-earth — a morning glory, Ipomoea pandurata, of eastern North America, having white flowers and a very large, tuberous root.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
not the faintest — no idea whatsoever
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the stroke of — punctually at
on-the-spot fine — a fine that is charged immediately upon being caught and found guilty of a crime
one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
order of the day — the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
out of character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
out of the woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
rich text format — (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
shaft horsepower — the horsepower delivered to the driving shaft of an engine, as measured by a torsion meter. Abbreviation: shp, SHP.
sheffer's stroke — a function of two sentences, equivalent to the negation of their conjunction, and written p|q (p and q are both not true) where p,q, are the arguments: p|q is false only when p,q are both true. It is possible to construct all truth functions out of this one alone
ship of the line — a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship.
sit on the fence — to be unable or unwilling to commit oneself
soft in the head — stupid or foolish
something fierce — desperately, intensely
south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
state of the art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
state-of-the-art — the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.
streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
sulfamethoxazole — an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.
take (to) flight — to run away; flee
take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
the best part of — most of
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the first couple — the US president and their spouse

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